Eugénio Tavares
| Eugénio Tavares | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
18 October 1867 Brava Island, Cape Verde |
| Died |
1 June 1930 (aged 62) Vila Nova Sintra, Cape Verde |
Main interests | Love, Island, Sea, Emigrant, Health |
Eugénio de Paula Tavares (born 18 October 1867 in the island of Brava; died 1 June 1930 in Vila Nova Sintra) was a Cape Verdean poet. He is known through his famous poems (mornas), written in the Crioulo of Brava. His name is honored in the name of the town square in Vila Nova Sintra along with a statue, where his home is located which is now a museum. Also now, a street name is named in the western part of the capital city of Praia in Cidadela which runs for about 500 meters and intersects the Praia-Cidade Velha road, nearby is the Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde.
Biography
The city of Mindelo was largely marked by the Bravense child, later he went to the public farm in Tarrafal de Santiago. He returned to his native island in 1890. He published several "morna" poems, his new themes included love, island, sea, women, emigrant and health. Between 1890 and 1900, Tavares was the "dolphin" of Cape Verde".
His poem Mal de amor (Bad Love), his work of poems can be found on the CD Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama by Afonso Dias[1]
In 1929, he collaborated with different articles in "Spiritual Review" done by Federação Espírita Portuguesa (the Portuguese Spiritual Federation).
The poem "morna aguada" was featured in a Cape Verdean escudo note in 1999.
Works
- Mornas in Brava Creole:
- Çancao ao Mar (Song of the Sea)
- Morna aquarda
- Morna de desperdida
- Bidjica
- Nha Santana
- Hino de Brava (Song/Hymn of Brava)
Gallery
Tavares Museum (Museu de Tavares) in Vila Nova Sintra
The monument in Nova Sintra
See also
Bibliography
- Eugénio Tavares : viagens, tormentas, cartas e postais (recolha, organização e notas biográficas de Félix Monteiro ; preface by Manuela Ernestina Monteiro), Instituto de Promoção Cultural, Praia, p. 338
- Vasconcelos, Manuela. Grandes Vultos do Movimento Espírita Português.
References
- ↑ "Objectos do quotidiano de Cabo Verde mostram-se em Lisboa na "Casa Fernando Pessoa"". A Semana. 25 June 2007.
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